Strategy for reduction of microorganisms during rice cakes manufacturing process

A computerized knowledge management system for the manufacturing strategy process

This paper presents Co-MASS, a computerized knowledge management system for the collaborative development of manufacturing and operations strategy. The system supports the social and knowledge processes of collaborative strategy development by integrating a domainspecific modelling formalism based on the resource view of the firm, an associated structured dialogue scheme, an argumentation-enabl...

Restructuring of colloidal cakes during dewatering.

Aqueous suspensions of aggregated silica particles have been dewatered to the point where the colloidal aggregates connect to each other and build a macroscopic network. These wet cakes have been compressed through the application of osmotic pressure. Some cakes offer a strong resistance to osmotic pressure and remain at a low volume fraction of solids; other cakes yield at low applied pressure...

Objective evaluation of whiteness of cooked rice and rice cakes using a portable spectrophotometer

The whiteness of cooked rice and rice cakes was evaluated using a portable spectrophotometer with a whiteness index (WI). Also, by using boiled rice for measurement of Mido values by Mido Meter, it was possible to infer the whiteness of cooked rice without rice cooking. In the analysis of varietal differences of cooked rice, 'Tsuyahime', 'Koshihikari' and 'Koshinokaori' showed high whiteness, w...

Effect of Size Reduction Parameters in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process

Manufacturing strategy process and organizational knowledge: a cross-country analysis

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze manufacturing strategy process (MSP) from a knowledge-based view (KBV) of the firm. MSP considers the ways that manufacturing organizes its resources in order to create/strengthen manufacturing-related capabilities. In this context, managers often are under pressure to find quick answers in highly complex environments. By viewing MSP as a knowledge creation ...